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now the flu is threatening to make an already-sick economy even weaker. we've got business owner, toma here on the medical and financial hit respectively. doctor, to you first. how bad does this get? >> this bug is going to cost big bucks. the last time wead a flu epidemic like this it cost us about $100 million in lost days, $7 billion in lost compensation, and the cdc is projecting that just the direct medical costs alone from this flu epidemic could cost over $10 billion. neil: all right, you're talking about the center or for disease control. but i want to know, why is it so bad, doctor? why is it as bad as it is? are these shots not working? is it a different strain of flu that's grown? >> yeah, couple of things. this particular flu strain, h3n2, is associated with more complications than previous strains of the flu. sometimes people who initially have flu symptoms and then actually get worse a couple of days later may have a superimposed bacterial fection. the second reason is that even though there is, you know, relative availability of the flu sho
now the flu is threatening to make an already-sick economy even weaker. we've got business owner, toma here on the medical and financial hit respectively. doctor, to you first. how bad does this get? >> this bug is going to cost big bucks. the last time wead a flu epidemic like this it cost us about $100 million in lost days, $7 billion in lost compensation, and the cdc is projecting that just the direct medical costs alone from this flu epidemic could cost over $10 billion. neil: all...
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economy led to an early slide for gold. swung back late in the session and hit a one-month high settles at 1690.80 an ounce. >>> our top story is the frightening situation in algeria where a botched attempt to free hostages from bp's natural gas complex turned deadly. al algerian source tells reuters 30 hostages were killed. seven foreigners, two japanese, one britain, a french national. seven americans are missing. the white house is saying some are not accounted for. fox news learned two americans are on their way to london. bp is pulling nonessential personnel out of algeria. details here still very fluid. there is a lot of conflicting reports out there. here to help us sort it out, john bolton, former ambassador to the united nations. he is also a fox news contributor. i want to start out, can you put this in perspective for us. how big of a deal is it to the u.s.? >> i think we should consider it very significant. even though it is in algeria a long way away. when you combine it with the hostilities in mali, the fact t
economy led to an early slide for gold. swung back late in the session and hit a one-month high settles at 1690.80 an ounce. >>> our top story is the frightening situation in algeria where a botched attempt to free hostages from bp's natural gas complex turned deadly. al algerian source tells reuters 30 hostages were killed. seven foreigners, two japanese, one britain, a french national. seven americans are missing. the white house is saying some are not accounted for. fox news learned...
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the economy. the highest gdp in the world, but the authors of the -- also greeted us on unemployment and personal savings rates. entrepreneur real ship with, we scored low. frankly, this is one i simply don't get since starting a business seems to be a founding principle of this country. we also scored poorly on safety and security. lowest ranking. personal freedom. at any rate, the u.s. standing fell out of the top ten for the first time in this stud, and the authors say that we were pulled down primarily by the decline in the number of u.s. citizens to believe are or will get the man had. fewer of us apparently feel that way. as we grow entitlement nation, the cost is high. social mobility declines, opportunity dams. we need to return to what made as great. maybe there's a lesson in a study. you want to know who ranks number one? you can see how it stacks up by going to gerriwillis.com. check it out. >> coming up on "the willis report," would you do if your child was not allowed in schools are n
the economy. the highest gdp in the world, but the authors of the -- also greeted us on unemployment and personal savings rates. entrepreneur real ship with, we scored low. frankly, this is one i simply don't get since starting a business seems to be a founding principle of this country. we also scored poorly on safety and security. lowest ranking. personal freedom. at any rate, the u.s. standing fell out of the top ten for the first time in this stud, and the authors say that we were pulled...
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as europe economy improves and chinese economy improves the countries in northern europe improve as well. lori: i know you like the homebuilders as well. i imagine this is becoming a crowding trade. we're characterizing the home building and home industry in country improving slow but steady. >> i would suggest it is not a crowded trade for the very reason inventory of unsold homes increased by 33%. just close to five months. there is more room for the real estate recovery to improve. both domestically and internationally. consider home builders. consider reits. consider international reits. lori: kevin, thanks for joining us again. great to see you. >> my pleasure. melissa: oil stocks remain calm as the situation at the algerian plant heats up. we have the latest developments. lou dobbs is here to weigh in. lori: talking with kevin about this a few moments ago. look at pump in interest rates. 10-year yielding six basis points. equities and stock markets are on a tear. we're back after this. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] [ male announcer ] time and sales data. split
as europe economy improves and chinese economy improves the countries in northern europe improve as well. lori: i know you like the homebuilders as well. i imagine this is becoming a crowding trade. we're characterizing the home building and home industry in country improving slow but steady. >> i would suggest it is not a crowded trade for the very reason inventory of unsold homes increased by 33%. just close to five months. there is more room for the real estate recovery to improve....
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because agriculture will be one of the most exciting parts of the economy for the next 20 or 30 years. you should learn how to drive a tractor. dagen: i know how to drive a tractor. i probably learned before you did. talk to me about the treasury rates, real quick. when will this come home for us as a nation because, again, congress and our lawmakers are getting a free pass and not doing anything about our long-term financial situation because we can still borrow at such low rates? >> it is because the federal reserve is in their buying bonds. this is an artificial development right now. something that is artificial, it comes home to haunt them eventually. the problem, i am sure -- the problem, dagen, there may be more turmoil coming in the currency markets. you see what is happening with the again right now. it is the wrong thing to do, but they will do it anyway. dagen: you like agricultural commodities, obviously, you are buying farmland in iowa. what about other commodities at this point? gold has been very volatile. >> i am not buying farmland here, i am here because of farmland
because agriculture will be one of the most exciting parts of the economy for the next 20 or 30 years. you should learn how to drive a tractor. dagen: i know how to drive a tractor. i probably learned before you did. talk to me about the treasury rates, real quick. when will this come home for us as a nation because, again, congress and our lawmakers are getting a free pass and not doing anything about our long-term financial situation because we can still borrow at such low rates? >> it...
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no really good news and our economy. there is a huge opportunity. the saudi arabia of energy by 2020 if we are allowed to get to it. lori: thank you. melissa: all right. sports. superable 47 is now the battle of the bros. twenty-eight to 13 capturing the afc crown and a chance to play his brother. san francisco forty-niners and the big game. 28-24 yesterday. played one week from sunday in new orleans. kick up its 6:30 p.m. eastern time. i don't expect immediate to blow up this battle. melissa: was there mom on morning television? who will she reform. the camera on her during the game. dad. both football players before the begin coaches. we have been down this road before. i'm getting excited about this. the buccaneers fan by marriage can be very tough. all right. coming up tonight, the jobs council has not had an official meeting in one year. set to retire at the end of the month. our power panel will discuss. tonight at 5:00 p.m. eastern right here on fox business. don't miss it. melissa: there are several ahead in our programming. live programming
no really good news and our economy. there is a huge opportunity. the saudi arabia of energy by 2020 if we are allowed to get to it. lori: thank you. melissa: all right. sports. superable 47 is now the battle of the bros. twenty-eight to 13 capturing the afc crown and a chance to play his brother. san francisco forty-niners and the big game. 28-24 yesterday. played one week from sunday in new orleans. kick up its 6:30 p.m. eastern time. i don't expect immediate to blow up this battle. melissa:...
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economy is on good footing. any messages for washington as we approach another debt ceiling increase potentially, dan akerson of gm said don't screw up the economy holding it hose -- hose hostage, do you share that? >> uncertainty has to be removed as quickly as possible. it is not a good environment for consumer confidence to be built, so we're looking for resolution on debt ceiling, resolution on spending plans so that consumers can focus on really going about their business in a normal way. >> wants to build cars, not make policy. there you go. it's a good one. i owned ford explorers for 20 straight years. this is a real competitor to that vehicle. dennis: jeff flock, good job. thanks, den. cheryl: time for the west coast minute, a double digit return for the public employees pension system. it had a 2% return back in 2012. the nation's largest pension has investments worth $252 billion, almost back to its peak level of 2007 when the fund held $260 billion in assets. the fund's performance was just below its
economy is on good footing. any messages for washington as we approach another debt ceiling increase potentially, dan akerson of gm said don't screw up the economy holding it hose -- hose hostage, do you share that? >> uncertainty has to be removed as quickly as possible. it is not a good environment for consumer confidence to be built, so we're looking for resolution on debt ceiling, resolution on spending plans so that consumers can focus on really going about their business in a normal...
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is still a better economy than so many of the economies around the world. and so we benefit from that. we remain the a safe haven at the moment, until we aren't anymore. the question is, when will that happen. the second point is, markets have many immediate threats to be worried about. recently we had, are we going over the fiscal cliff or are we not. now the question whether the sequester will hit, which would be too much deficit reduction in too many parts of the budget too quickly. will we have a government shutdown because funding will end? and the debt ceiling there are a lot of action-forcing moments markets are worried about. the bigger issue is our deficits and debt. the fact that is more like thing from in the boiling water. it gradually undermines your economy's ability to perform, it hurts economic growth and takes away the stability that allows us to generate growth through investment, job creation, all the things we need to get the economy going. markets will not like to respond to that on any one day. it will hinder our economic performance.
is still a better economy than so many of the economies around the world. and so we benefit from that. we remain the a safe haven at the moment, until we aren't anymore. the question is, when will that happen. the second point is, markets have many immediate threats to be worried about. recently we had, are we going over the fiscal cliff or are we not. now the question whether the sequester will hit, which would be too much deficit reduction in too many parts of the budget too quickly. will we...
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the overall economy is now in focus. you and many other investors were bearish for most of 2012, now you're looking at consumer names like staples. where did staples come from in your mind? >> the data really supports, in my opinion, getting bullish now. i was bullish for most of 2012. i have been bullish for most of the time, but definitely second half of 2012 until the economic data, whether it was housing, whether it was consumption and even the labor market. i am not saying things are going gangbusters, but it is okay and makes us think what would happen if we didn't have to worry about all the drama in washington, d.c.? after marching something will be resolved one way or another, and we will be out of drama for a little while. i want to see how the economy picks up then. you asked about staples. cheryl: down 17%. and you are buying it? >> yes. it has been beaten down for number of valid reasons. a labor market that was punkish for a while. the lows in europe. this is 3.7% dividend yield, buying back shares, we like
the overall economy is now in focus. you and many other investors were bearish for most of 2012, now you're looking at consumer names like staples. where did staples come from in your mind? >> the data really supports, in my opinion, getting bullish now. i was bullish for most of 2012. i have been bullish for most of the time, but definitely second half of 2012 until the economic data, whether it was housing, whether it was consumption and even the labor market. i am not saying things are...